Re: Origins of heavy metal

["L. Bird" <pkeets@hotmail.com>]

I don't know that defining/pidgeou-holing a particular type of music will 
ever be successful, but Derick's right that you can trace the influences.  
The Who are generally considered to be a considerable influence on the 
style, and of course, The Kinks have influenced The Who.

keets

>I don't know anything about this "galloping bass" stuff, and I
>generally try to avoid heavy metal as much as possible. But I had
>always thought that the first heavy metal song was The Kinks' "You
>Really Got Me," due to Dave Davies' distorted guitar sound. This
>would certainly predate any Who songs.
>
>Jim
>

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